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  • The Weight of Temptation

    Sean C. Capparuccia 22 February 2026, 1st Sunday in Lent Gen. 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Ps. 51; Rom. 5:12-19; Mt. 4:1-11 As we begin our Lenten journey together, we begin with the source of our miseries; the miseries of our human condition. We need a Savior. Why? Because we are sinners.  Paul tells us that “All have…

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  • Sean C. Capparuccia  March 23, 2025 – sermon delivered at Trinity Methodist, Magnolia, NC Gospel Lesson: Luke 13:1-9 When I first started preaching about 20 years ago, I was serving in an associate capacity in the church.  I was in school and was enthralled with Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, A.W. Pink, George Whitfield and the…

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  • Defilement

    by Lara D. Capparuccia (originally published Oct. 9, 2021) It’s not what goes into your body that defiles, but what comes out. Some thoughts on the Gospel reading for 29 August 2021 – my birthday           The Gospel according to Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23.           :14-15 “[Jesus] summoned the crowd again and said to them,…

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